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Major Kensington Gardens update after park closed for investigation near Israeli Embassy | UK | News

Major Kensington Gardens update after park closed for investigation near Israeli Embassy | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

Kensington Gardens has reopened after the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into several suspicious items in the London beauty spot. Among the items were two jars containing a powdered substance, which the force confirmed were not harmful or hazardous. Officers were also made aware of a video circulating online featuring a group that claimed to have targeted the nearby Israeli Embassy with drones carrying dangerous substances. The Met confirmed that the embassy was not attacked after specialist officers were sent to the scene to assess the items and identify any risk to the public. Some officers were deployed wearing protective clothing as a precaution. They have since determined that there is no risk to the wider public and the search has concluded. The force’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) team and underwater and confined space search team were also sent to the park. Commander Helen Flanagan, of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: “We recognise this incident and consequent police activity may have caused concern among local residents and the wider public. “We are grateful …

Kensington Gardens cordoned off: everything we know so far

Kensington Gardens cordoned off: everything we know so far

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Objects found near the Israeli embassy in London were being examined on Friday after claims that a group linked to Iran used drones to drop radioactive material. Kensington Gardens was closed until at least the end of the day due to a police investigation into a possible attack on the Israeli embassy. People were evacuated from the park on Friday morning after police were made aware of a “number of discarded items”, as police look into potential links to a video saying an attack on the embassy was planned. The whole of Kensington Gardens park was cordoned off while the items and authenticity of the footage are investigated. Here is everything else we know about the investigation so far. A police officer patrols London’s Kensington Gardens Getty Images Where is the incident, and who is on the scene? Kensington Palace, where the Prince and Princess of Wales used to have their main home, is located on the western edge of the gardens, and staff from the royal couple’s household are still at work there. Several …

Scott Mills ‘stayed in touch with alleged teenage victim for years’

Scott Mills ‘stayed in touch with alleged teenage victim for years’

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Scott Mills allegedly stayed in touch with the teenage boy he was accused of committing “serious sexual offences” against for up to eight years. The former BBC Radio 2 DJ was sacked last month after it emerged he was investigated over the alleged “offences” against a boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000. Now, it has been alleged the 53-year-old remained in contact with the boy until around 2006. “A lot of Scott’s friends knew about this lad. Scott stayed in touch with him, and I first heard about him in 2001,” a source told The Sun. They claimed Mills was “friendly” with the boy, like he was with a lot of people”, and that they were “in contact until around 2006.” The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Mills in 2016. Mills faced an investigation over alleged serious sexual offences against a teenage boy (PA Wire) He was questioned in 2018 and the case was closed in 2019 after prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. The Standard has contacted Mills’ representative …

Murdered Midland nurse ‘planned to spill beans about grubby secret’

Murdered Midland nurse ‘planned to spill beans about grubby secret’

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A nurse whose murder has remained unsolved for nearly 70 years was savagely silenced to prevent her spilling the beans about a grubby secret at the hospital where she worked, it is claimed. Mother-of-five Martha Giles, killed at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital, may have been a whistleblower wiped out before she opened the can of worms, her family believe. And that is why calls to make public sealed Metropolitan Police files on the case, including witness statements, held by the National Archives, have been steadfastly rebuffed. Following a decision to keep the dossier under wraps for a further 20 years, those details will remain under lock and key until at least 2055. Read more: Unsung hero ‘took Asda bag of Birmingham Mails’ to LA and changed Broad Street forever The battle for answers has now reached Parliament, with Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, pushing to remove the cloak of secrecy that covers the case. He says Martha’s family have “waited too long for answers”. Of Martha’s immediate family, only daughter …

Moment Land Rover driver rams machete-wielding bike thief in Sainsbury’s car park

Moment Land Rover driver rams machete-wielding bike thief in Sainsbury’s car park

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Footage shows a Land Rover driver taking the law into their own hands by ramming a suspected machete-wielding thief in broad daylight. The motorist stopped the perpetrator in his tracks as he attempts to pinch a motorbike. The Metropolitan Police was called to the incident which took place on Saturday at a Sainsbury’s car park inTulse Hill, Brixton. The force said it responded to reports of a man with a machete at around 6.15pm on Saturday evening. A spokesman told the Daily Mail: “Initial reports stated that a driver had stopped to confront a man believed to be stealing a bike. “When approached, the man allegedly threatened the driver with a machete. “The driver then reportedly drove into the man as he attempted to leave the scene on a motorbike. “Police arrived after three minutes but both parties had already left. “Shortly afterwards, a 19-year-old man was detained and arrested nearby on suspicion of common assault, grievous bodily harm, threats to kill, theft of a bike, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of an offensive …

Gangs of youths run riot in Clapham for second night

Gangs of youths run riot in Clapham for second night

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Gangs of youths ran riot in Clapham for a second night on Tuesday. Scores of teenagers forced branches of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Boots to close in one of south London’s most well-to-do areas. Police made two arrests, and dozens of officers were sent to the scene in an attempt to quell the anti-social behaviour. But the youths refused to obey orders to disperse and faced off against the police. The scenes are the latest in a trend in which large groups of teenagers run riot through shops and high streets. Dozens of officers were sent to the scene in an attempt to quell the anti-social behaviour Last month, footage showed hooded teenagers running through the streets of Wolverhampton, hurling eggs at buses and pedestrians. Hundreds of youths descended on a streetwear pop-up shop in Soho, central London, resulting in scuffles with police. On Tuesday night, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said the force was still at the scene of the disorder, and that two girls had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a member …